Medicine Park

Elmer Thomas.

Elmer Thomas.

The ‘Sage of Medicine Park,’ Part 1

Debi DeSilver Managing Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Like many other men lured to Oklahoma’s Twin Territories, seeking adventure and opportunity near the turn of the 20th century, future politician Elmer Thomas, of Lawton, was no different. Born on a farm in Indiana in 1876, John William Elmer Thomas was seventh in a family of 12 children.
Medicine Park first responders need new radios

Medicine Park first responders need new radios

Medicine Park first responders need new radios

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 13, 2020
MEDICINE PARK – First responders in this Comanche County town are enlisting assistance from a local grant-writing professional in their bid to secure funds to buy nearly three dozen radios plus body cameras and a communications signal repeater.
Medicine Park Mask Mandate?

Medicine Park Mask Mandate?

Sparks fly over masks and appointments

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 13, 2020
MEDICINE PARK – Back-to-back sessions of the town’s Public Works Authority and Board of Trustees on Aug. 6 deteriorated into a heated marathon that lasted for 5 hours and 46 minutes, leaving many residents embittered.
From left, Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center staff members Nicole Rowe, Rainette Rowland, Doug Kemper, Nicole Hill and Jacey Smith scoop up armfuls of donated produce and feed, ready to deliver it to the variety of animal species housed at the aquarium on April 6. Hilliary Communications recently purchased fresh vegetables, berries, frozen raw shrimp, quail food and other needed items for the aquarium. Hilliary Communications donated an extra $2,000 to cover animal food costs for a month. .

From left, Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center staff members Nicole Rowe, Rainette Rowland, Doug Kemper, Nicole Hill and Jacey Smith scoop up armfuls of donated produce and feed, ready to deliver it to the variety of animal species housed at the aquarium on April 6. Hilliary Communications recently purchased fresh vegetables, berries, frozen raw shrimp, quail food and other needed items for the aquarium. Hilliary Communications donated an extra $2,000 to cover animal food costs for a month. .

Medicine Park aquarium calls for donations

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
MEDICINE PARK – Needing to keep staff paid and animals cared for despite being closed to the public, the Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center is actively soliciting monetary and animal food donations.
Medicine Park takes proactive approach

Medicine Park takes proactive approach

Medicine Park takes proactive approach

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Over the objections of a member who complained that he “was going to play golf” and that “people need something to do,” the Medicine Park Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a resolution requiring residents to “stay home” in order to fight the potential spread of the coronavirus.
Medicine Park

Medicine Park

Medicine Park closes up

News Staff
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Medicine Park’s mayor last Friday ordered all businesses, including restaurants and coffee shops, to close at midnight and to remain shuttered until at least April 21 because of the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
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